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Chester, Cheshire [561]

Chester, Cheshire, England [155]

Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [6]

Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [5]

Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire [4]

Stalybridge, Chester, Cheshire [4]

Tarporley, Chester, Cheshire [4]

Farndon, Chester, Cheshire [3]

Upton, Chester, Cheshire [3]

Bunbury, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Chester Le Street, Cheshire [2]

Chester,Cheshire [2]

Ellesmere Port, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Frodsham, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Huxley, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Malpas, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Newton, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Saighton, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Sandbach, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Aldersey, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Aldford near Chester, Cheshire [1]

Backford, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Barrow, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Bollington, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Buglawton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Burton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Castle Chester, Cheshire [1]

Catherine Street, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Cheadle, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Cheshire, Chester [1]

Chester Castle, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chester, Cheshire. [1]

Chester, Heswall, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Chester-le-Street, Cheshire [1]

Childer Thornton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Christleton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Delamere, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Doddleston, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Eastham, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Ellesmere Port near Chester, Cheshire [1]

Guilden Sutton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Handforth, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Handley, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colonel [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Lt [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

2/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

3rd King's African Rifles [1]

56th Home Service Employment [1]

Army Gymnastic Staff attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Army Reserve [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry - Alberta Regiment [1]

Divisional Cyclists Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Yorks Regt [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Service Infantry - Army Reserve [1]

General Staff [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Victory " [1]

HM Coastal Motor Boat No. 22A [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Paragon [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [296]

Royal Navy [293]

British Army [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [72]

W [71]

H [66]

M [65]

P [60]

C [59]

S [58]

D [54]

R [47]

G [45]

J [45]

L [33]

T [33]

E [32]

F [23]

A [15]

K [15]

N [14]

O [8]

V [7]

Y [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [662]

Merchant Navy [156]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [561] Chester, Cheshire, England [155] Hoole, Chester, Cheshire [6] Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [5] Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire [4] Stalybridge, Chester, Cheshire [4] Tarporley, Chester, Cheshire [4] Farndon, Chester, Cheshire [3] Upton, Chester, Cheshire [3] Bunbury, Chester, Cheshire [2] Chester Le Street, Cheshire [2] Chester,Cheshire [2] Ellesmere Port, Chester, Cheshire [2] Frodsham, Chester, Cheshire [2] Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire [2] Huxley, Chester, Cheshire [2] Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2] Malpas, Chester, Cheshire [2] Newton, Chester, Cheshire [2] Runcorn, Chester, Cheshire [2] Saighton, Chester, Cheshire [2] Sandbach, Chester, Cheshire [2] Aldersey, Chester, Cheshire [1] Aldford near Chester, Cheshire [1] Backford, Chester, Cheshire [1] Barrow, Chester, Cheshire [1] Bollington, Chester, Cheshire [1] Buglawton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Burton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Castle Chester, Cheshire [1] Catherine Street, Chester, Cheshire [1] Cheadle, Chester, Cheshire [1] Cheshire, Chester [1] Chester Castle, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chester, Cheshire. [1] Chester, Heswall, Cheshire [1] Chester, Northwich, Cheshire [1] Chester-le-Street, Cheshire [1] Childer Thornton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Christleton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Delamere, Chester, Cheshire [1] Doddleston, Chester, Cheshire [1] Dodleston, Chester, Cheshire [1] Eastham, Chester, Cheshire [1] Ellesmere Port near Chester, Cheshire [1] Guilden Sutton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Handforth, Chester, Cheshire [1] Handley, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [49] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colonel [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] First Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Lt [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 2/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 3rd King's African Rifles [1] 56th Home Service Employment [1] Army Gymnastic Staff attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Army Reserve [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry - Alberta Regiment [1] Divisional Cyclists Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Yorks Regt [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Service Infantry - Army Reserve [1] General Staff [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Victory " [1] HM Coastal Motor Boat No. 22A [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Paragon [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [296] Royal Navy [293] British Army [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [72] W [71] H [66] M [65] P [60] C [59] S [58] D [54] R [47] G [45] J [45] L [33] T [33] E [32] F [23] A [15] K [15] N [14] O [8] V [7] Y [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [662] Merchant Navy [156]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Canada [2] Egypt [1] India [1] Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

Arthur Basil Radford

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army Cadet Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant (Honourary Lieutenant) Royal Air Force Observer

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Fred Raynor

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Philip James Griffiths Pipon

Born 1874

Died 1960

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General Staff Headquarters

British Army Temporary Captain General Staff

British Army Captain General Staff

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Charles Reginald Wilfred Hankinson

Born 1887

Died 1974

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Sergeant 73rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Provisional Company Sergeant-Major 73rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132016 Sergeant 73rd Battalion

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Albert Edward Keane

Born 1874

Died 1954

British Army P/430 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Military Mounted Police

British Army Sergeant Military Mounted Police

British Army P/430 Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major Military Mounted Police

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John Bedward Royle

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Imperial Yeomanry 3rd battalion

Other Empire Force Gold Coast Regiment

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Rupert Henry Gordon Hankinson

Born 1890

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 540514 Lance Corporal Divisional Cyclists Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 540514 Lance Corporal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot

Canadian Expeditionary Force 540514 Corporal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot

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Allan Duncan Morris

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2892 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant The South Wales Borderers 9th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Welsh Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion (2nd Rhondda)

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Leonard Davies

Born 1887

British Army 8873 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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Hugh Beatty

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 3502 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Henry Catherall

Born 1885

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private 11th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private Machine Gun Corps Depot

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187199 Private Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

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Joseph Thorpe

Born 1892

British Army 4929 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 4929 Private British West Indies Regiment

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The Hon. Alexander Beamish Hamilton

Born 1861

Died 1918

British Army Colonel Staff

British Army Kings Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Brigadier General Staff

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Edward V Jones

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11797 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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George Hughes

Born 1880

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283753

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James Garvey

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army 20043 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 30312 Private Royal Defence Corps 257th Protection Company

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Richard Michael Beatty

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 172123 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Brown Evans

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 37162 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army 3190 Private The Cheshire Regiment

British Army 37162 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Tom Vincent Knowles

Born 1884

Died 1947

British Army 14 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 735007 Serjeant later Battery Quarter Master Sergeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Lomas

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army M2/098424 Private Army Service Corps

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